May 11, 2007

365 Days #131 - Don Reed / eden ahbez (mp3s)

I'm not sure exactly what role eden ahbez had in the creation of this 45, but he's credited as the co-writer of the B-side with Don Reed, so I'm guessing that he was actively involved. In any event, this is definitely my favorite rendition of "Nature Boy," featuring The Voice Of Love, a sort of Bas Sheva / Yma Sumac style vocal. My copy of this is in pretty close to mint condition, which means that the distortion is inherent in the pressing. It'd be great to find the original master tape of this one. "The Lonely King Of Rock N' Roll" is a more pedestrian effort from ahbez, who probably scratched it out in 2 minutes in order to get the publishing credit on the throw-away B-side.